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The HT5 is a new initiative that seeks to communicate and follow up on the level of implementation of key recommendations from evaluations. The project aims to see whether recommendations are acted upon with a view to improving response.

Evaluations strive to contribute to improving response providing information about what works, what doesn’t and why. They include recommendations to help to improve practice.

Far too often evaluation recommendations within the same crisis are repeated and not acted upon. Evaluations are as a result increasingly perceived as a burden.

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The Humanitarian Track 5 project

Tracking system to assess progress in implementing recommendations from evaluations.

The HT5 project offers a snap shot summarizing key recommendations extracted from available evaluations and reviews. The project directly engages with partners in the field and solicits their informed judgement on the level of implementation of recommendations emerging from evaluations.

In selected countries, the HT5 project seeks feedback from affected populations on the level of progress of key pertinent recommendations. In this way, the initiative seeks to increase the level of accountability and strengthen two-way communication.

HT5 2014 Missions

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Mali Ethiopia
Afghanistan occupied Palestinian territories
Central African Republic Pakistan
Chad Philippines
Colombia Somalia
DR Congo Sudan
Haiti Syria
Myanmar Yemen

Success/ Implemented/ On Track/ No action required

Mixed/ Underway with some concerns and action required

Unsatisfactory/ No action/ Stalled

  • The project approach is collaborative and relies on existing coordination platforms in the field. It uses a Traffic light system for a one screen shot respondent-friendly survey.
  • Traffic lighting is a useful tool. The colours red, yellow and green are often viewed as a simple-to-understand rating system.
  • The HT5 project uses traffic light rating to both gather views on the level of progress of an objective defined in key recommendations from evaluations and to communicate results.
  • Respondents will have the opportunity of providing an immediate straightforward response and offering a gauge on implementation of key issues to improve humanitarian response.
  • Traffic light data provides an immediate ‘snap shot’ indicating a current status. The HT5 will follow-up on progress and track change over time reproducing a survey and disseminating results every three months and therefore providing progressive snapshots.